highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
three-digit number; hundreds column
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
five-digit number; "ten thousands" column
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
whaa whaa; sound of a baby crying
the other side of a river; the other side of the tracks; place where lower class people live
standing together in a disorderly fashion; standing close around; crowding together; flooding in (applicants, election candidates, etc.)
wing (bird, aircraft, etc.); wing (rugby, soccer, etc.); wing (of a building); unbalanced edge (othello)
approval; license; licence; permission
good feeling; feeling good
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
common reed (Phragmites australis)
growing en masse in one location (of plants); living gregariously (of animals); living in flocks, herds, colonies, etc.; all animate creation
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
Thames (UK, Canada) (river)
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
urban areas; the streets; town; city
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
Asuka period (550-710 CE)
to cast; to mint; to coin
unpatterned (e.g. clothes, pottery); unfigured; plain